Pronunciation/Chinese readings
How do you pronounce 说服?
说(shuō)服shuō fú
Commonly said as: reading 说 as shuì
朔服
说服
What it is
说服 means to persuade someone by reasoning.
Why it gets said wrong
Because 游说 is read shuì, people carry that over. The standard dictionary gives shuō fú; shuì is reserved for a handful of words like 游说.
Hear it in a sentence
It took me half an hour to persuade him.
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